The Office of Catholic Schools announces the Diocese of Lake Charles 2024 Student of the Year winners for elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Winners are Preston Radde, Grade 12, St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles; Andrew Foret, Grade 8, Immaculate Conception Cathedral School in Lake Charles; and Annslee Miller, Grade 5, Our Lady Immaculate Catholic School in Jennings.
Preston is the son of Erica Radde; Andrew is the son Dr. Ryan and Elise Foret; and Annslee is the daughter of Kayla Monceaux and Greg Miller.
The winners were chosen from the school level Students of the Year on Friday, January 26, at the Chancery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles. They advance to the state competition at the University of Holy Cross in New Orleans on Monday, February 26, to compete in the Louisiana Catholic Student of the Year Program.
The competition is open to Catholic schools in the state’s seven dioceses — Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Houma-Thibodaux, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, and the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The program is designed to recognize outstanding students in grades 5, 8, and 12 who have demonstrated excellence in discipleship, leadership, service, citizenship, and academic achievement.
Other winners at the school level were:
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral School (Lake Charles): Grade 5 — Cecile “CC” Devall, daughter of Claude and Abby Devall
- St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic School (Lake Charles): Grade 8 — Vega Hayes, daughter of Sara Lindsey and Darrell Hayes; Grade 5 — Grayson Miller, son of Melanie Regan
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic School (Jennings): Grade 8 — Ella Reed, daughter of Ryan and Ashlyn Reed
- Our Lady’s Catholic School (Sulphur): Grade 8 — Kiley Spicer, daughter of Scott and Allyson Spicer; Grade 5 — Abel Findley, son of Dr. Troy and Jessica Findley
Winners were selected for the Diocesan Student of the Year honor based on academic achievement, school organization participation, community service, leadership activities, an essay writing assignment, and an interview with a panel of four judges.
